MyMemo has been reviewed by SmartAppsForKids.com, receiving 4 stars and a strong recommendation!

As a parent to a kiddo with classic autism, there are a lot of areas of spech that need extra work and that need to be repeated over and over again. This kind of app is perfect for the repetition that can be fun.

During January we have been very busy, but not with the usual app-making - we've moved into our new office! After 4 years of working out of the bedroom it was high time to get some more space, and here we are:

We make apps that are enjoyed by millions of children around the world. However, not all children are fortunate enough to grow up with their families in a safe, loving home. We want to help those children, and we have now donated (for the second time) 1000 Euro to SOS Children's Villages.

SOS Children's Villages offers a home for children in need. As they themselves put it:

We work to prevent family breakdown and care for children who have lost parental care, or who risk losing it. We work with communities, partners and states to ensure that the rights of all children, in every society, are respected and fulfilled.

I'm happy to announce that App Family has become an official licensee of the Hello Kitty brand! A deal was struck with Sanrio a couple of weeks ago, and the plan is now to make a series of apps based on this lovable character and her friends. The first game, Hello Kitty Christmas Puzzles, is already available on Google play, with other markets and other games on the way.

Yesterday I finally submitted MyMemo to Apple for review. Fingers crossed it passes...

MyMemo is the first of our "Educational Apps" series, created in a joint project with Elisabet Wahlström, a well-known educator here in Sweden. Elisabet is head of preschool education in a local Stockholm council (Nacka kommun), author of two books on using iPads in preschool teaching, and a popular speaker on the topic.

Our app lets preschool teachers or parents create custom decks of cards, using their own photos and audio recordings.

Take photos or use the camera roll, then pinch to zoom or rotate

Not only that, but they can create decks where pairs consist of different images. This is a unique feature that adds a great deal of value in an educational setting, allowing teachers to re-inforce a wide range of relationships such as rhyming words, relationships between adult and child animals, big and small lettters, colors, and more.

Learn the different names of adult and young animals using split decks

We have polished the user interface to be intuitive enough for a child to use, and tweaked dozens of interactions to get them just right. Also, in order to get users up and running we have bundled four high-quality decks and localized audio to five languages: English, Spanish, German, French and Swedish.